piruuksissaan

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of piruus (piruuksissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiruːksisːɑːn/, [ˈpiruːkˌs̠is̠ːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -isːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧ruuk‧sis‧saan

Adverb

piruuksissaan (colloquial)

1. maliciously, mischievously

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of piruuksissaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	piruuksissani	piruuksissamme
2nd person	piruuksissasi	piruuksissanne
3rd person	piruuksissaan piruuksissansa

Noun

piruuksissaan

1. third-person possessive form of inessive plural of piruus

Further reading

• “piruuksissaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03